upscale

动词 v. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To increase in size, to scale up.
形容词 adj.
  1. Expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers. US
    — For example, a good location for resale, such as an upscale suburb of new homes, will cost more money than a piece of land in an established neighborhood of small, postwar houses.

词形变化

more upscale comparative most upscale superlative upscales present,singular,third-person upscaling participle,present upscaled participle,past upscaled past

词源

词源 1
From up + scale, 1966 (adjective), 1963 (verb).
词源 2
From up + scale, 1966 (adjective), 1963 (verb).
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